Visualizing Nuclear Power in Japan

Dr. Morris Low is Associate Professor of Japanese History at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

“This book is an important contribution to the Anglophone literature. … Low’s monograph is informative, well researched, and a good resource for learning about Japan’s rejection of nuclear weapons while still embracing nuclear energy.” (Yuki Miyamoto, Technology and Culture, Vol. 63 (3), July, 2022)“Visualizing Nuclear Power in Japan offers a compelling narrative that shows the rich potential of a visualapproach in the history of technology. … Low notes that the story is still being written—an opportunity, then, for others to build on his fascinating work.” (Ruselle Meade, Isis, Vol. 113 (1), March, 2022)“The strength of the book is definitively its rich historical materialsand its evocative writing. For a work of history, the book reads almost like an ethnography. … the book is too specialized to be of interest to undergraduate students, but it will definitely become a staple for scholars studying the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. In that regard, the book contributes to the growing literature on nuclear propaganda, a subject that remains important and controversial.” (Maxime Polleri, Metascience, Vol. 30 (1), 2021)

• 1. Introduction: Visualizing Nuclear Power in Japan.- 2. Before and After Hiroshima.- 3. Picturing Hiroshima.- 4. The Beginnings of Atoms for Peace in Japan.- 5. Nuclear Testing in the Pacific: The Lucky Dragon Incident and the Family of Man.- 6. Living in Fear: Nuclear Films.- 7. Making Atomic Dreams Real: 1956-1958.- 8. Seeing Reactors at Tōkai-mura, Trade Fairs, Department Stores and in Films: 1957-1971.- 9. Shaping the National Narrative: From Hiroshima to Fukushima and Beyond.- 10. Conclusion.